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type: "Bill"
title: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring an individual or members of the individual's household to undergo an immunization as a condition of adopting or fostering unless the child is under 18 months of age or has significant documented medical needs that would necessitate the caregiver or members of the caregiver's household being immunized. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 36; Title 37 and Title 71."
description: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring an individual or members of the individual's household to undergo an immunization as a condition of adopting or fostering unless the child is under 18 months of age or has significant documented medical needs that would necessitate the caregiver or members of the caregiver's household being immunized. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 36; Title 37 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1337"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1337 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children's Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley", "Weaver"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6afe0d9-e606-4171-ae2e-3d54c0e9307e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1337&GA=112"
source_hash: "f0d5387b380b75cf5de8a3b7be2b16a701d89dc8591d57ac2cc81dbda0dcd028"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---
# Tennessee SB 1337 (112) — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring an individual or members of the individual's household to undergo an immunization as a condition of adopting or fostering unless the child is under 18 months of age or has significant documented medical needs that would necessitate the caregiver or members of the caregiver's household being immunized. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 36; Title 37 and Title 71.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0311** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0311.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0170** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0170.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1337.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/8/2021 Passed (1) — **255** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/30/2021 Passed — **72** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — **6919** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021 4/26/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 4/7/2021 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hensley — primary (person)
- Weaver — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-24** Intro. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** P1C.
- **2021-03-01** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-05** Refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-05** Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-08** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0170)
- **2021-04-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-29** Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 19, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0311) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 375
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 375
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6afe0d9-e606-4171-ae2e-3d54c0e9307e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).